The Song Goes On.
The Chicago Series in Liturgical Music
Fall 2015 Continuing Education Opportunities for Pastoral Musicians
The Rensselaer Program of Church Music and Liturgy at Saint Joseph’s College
in collaboration with the Chicago Office for Divine Worship
Dear colleague,
Greetings from Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, where the 55th anniversary summer
semester of the Rensselaer Program of Church Music and Liturgy has just concluded. I’m packed
up and ready to head back to my home in Forest Park. I’m already looking forward to the fall—
and to the three SJC courses I’ll be teaching in the Chicago area. Any of these courses may be
taken for credit or audited as an opportunity for continuing education. Credits earned may be
applied to requirements for master’s degrees offered by SJC. (Those taking courses for credit must
be prepared for college-level reading and writing assignments!) See the next page for detailed
descriptions. Come for an overview. Come for an update. Bring your expertise and your
questions. Discuss thorny pastoral issues with your colleagues. These are “where the rubber meets
the road” courses with a practical pastoral focus.
Chicago Series in Liturgical Music (Five courses • seven credits)
This September we launch the 2015-2016 Chicago Series in Liturgical Music, a seven-credit series
of five courses accessible to full-time, part-time, and volunteer liturgical musicians in the Chicago
area. Together these courses provide a thorough and up-to-date overview of the roles of music in
human life and in worship, principles and strategies for effective liturgical planning and
celebration, the ins and outs of the liturgical year, a snapshot history of congregational song.
Those enrolling in the Chicago Series this fall will take The Song Goes On, the two-Saturday
intensive (Sept. 12th and 19th), and Liturgical Planning and Celebration, taught on Monday
evenings.
All seven credits earned though the Chicago Series may later be applied to requirements for the
Master of Arts in Music degree or the Master of Arts in Pastoral Liturgy and Music, both of
which are completed at Saint Joseph’s College through summer study.
Please see the Chicago Series flyer for more information. If you are interested in applying for the
full seven-credit series, please fill out and send in the Chicago Series Application. Contact Steve
Janco (stevenj@saintjoe.edu) for more information—or if you have questions.
Individual Courses • for credit or for enrichment
Those not able or wishing to participate in the full Chicago Series, but who are looking to further
their studies in liturgy and music, are invited to register for one of the three courses described in
detail below. I’ll be offering in the Chicago area this fall. Classes may be taken for credit ($325 per
credit) or audited ($195 per credit).
If you are interested in registering for an individual course, please contact Steve Janco at
stevenj@saintjoe.edu.
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LIT 503 • The Song Goes On: A Two-Part Inventive Intensive (one credit)
Saturdays: September 12 and 19 8:30 am – 3:15 pm
St. Eulalia, Maywood
Quinn Community Center at St. Eulalia Parish (I-290 at 9th Ave, Maywood)
One credit: $325
Non-credit: $195
This two-part intensive explores the power music—and its integral roles in liturgical celebration—by
drawing upon insights from ritual studies, ethnomusicology, and even film score composing.
What does music do? How do text, music, and rite interact and interpret one another? This intensive also
discusses principles for reading, interpreting, and working with liturgical documents—including Sing to the
Lord: Music in Divine Worship. We also discuss the limitations of the much-venerated “threefold evaluation”
of liturgical music and identify useful approaches for evaluating music and text, selecting music for
particular liturgies, and developing a well-rounded repertory that serves the ongoing needs of the assembly
and stands the test of time. The reading for this intensive must be done ahead of time. Those taking it for
credit will be required to write a short reflection paper after the intensive concludes.
Required Reading
Music and Theology, by Don E. Saliers (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2007)
1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, nos. 1-14 and 112-121
(The Liturgy Documents: Volume One, Fifth Edition. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2012.)
2007 Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine worship (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2001)
(The Liturgy Documents: Volume One, Fifth Edition. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2012.)
Recommended (Both of these documents are found in The Liturgy Documents, Vol. 3. LTP, 2013)
1955 Musicae Sacrae Disciplina, Encyclical of Pope Pius XII
2003 Chirograph of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II for the Centenary of the Motu Priorio “Tra le Sollecitudini” on
Sacred Music
LIT 513 • Liturgical Planning and Celebration (2 credits)
Mondays: 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Quinn Community Center at St. Eulalia Parish (I-290 at 9th Ave, Maywood)
Two credits: $650 Non-credit: $390
September 14, 21, 28
November 9, 16, 30
October 5, 12, 19, 26
December 7, 14
Required Books
The Church at Worship: Theology, Spirituality, and Practice of Parish Liturgy, by Joseph DeGrocco (LTP, 2013)
The Sunday Lectionary: Ritual Word, Paschal Shape, by Normand Bonneau (The Liturgical Press, 1998)
The Liturgy Documents, Volume One – 5th ed. (Liturgy Training Publications, 2012)
The Liturgy Documents, Volume Two – 2nd ed. (Liturgy Training Publications, 2012)
Introduction to the Order of Mass (Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy, United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops, 2003)
This two-credit course provides a detailed look at principles and strategies for effective liturgical
celebration. Topics covered include: long-range planning vs. short-term preparation, Sunday
celebrations vs. “occasional” rites, codes of symbolic communication, the architecture of the
Lectionary for Mass, writing liturgical texts, rites celebrated in the context of Sunday Mass,
funerals, weddings, reconciliation services, leadership skills for liturgists and musicians, and
more.
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MUS 647 • A Snapshot History of Congregational Song (1 credit)
Tuesdays: 7:00 p.m – 9:30 p.m.
Quinn Community Center at St. Eulalia Parish (I-290 at 9th Ave, Maywood)
One credit $325
Non-credit: $195
September 22, 29
October 6, 13, 20, 27
Required Book
Tim Dowley: Christian Music: A Global History (Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2011)
A variety of articles
This unique one-credit course offers a snapshot walk through the history of congregational song,
focusing on repertory still in use today. Topics covered:
• Issues in congregational song today
• Taking apart a hymn: metrical structure, melody, form; text analysis, literary devices, theology
• Early Church, heresies, and early Latin hymnody
• Reformation thought: Luther, Zwingli, Calvin; evolution of metrical psalmody and hymnody
• 19th century English and American developments: Oxford movement, English translations of
Latin and Greek texts; camp meetings, singing schools, folk tunes
• African American musical traditions: African roots, spirituals, the evolution of gospel music
• 20th Century Roman Catholic developments: Pius X, XII, Vatican II, early vernacular efforts,
"traditional" and "folk," hymnals and worship aids,
• Global perspectives, music in multicultural communities, focusing on function rather than style
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